Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 273, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1932 — Page 4

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MATERIAL ROW TIES UP PAVING JOB m YEAR Highway Commission and Leslie in Deadlock; Hold Up Downstate Project. Three years of bickering over proposed paving of State road 29, between Madison and Versailles, had come to naught when it was announced today that the state highway commission will do nothing about It this year. This so-called “solution’’ of the problem resulted from a deadlock between Governor Harry G. Leslie and commissioners. The latter had decided to award the paving contract on a rock asphalt bid, although the bid was higher than either bituminous retread or concrete. Leslie, armed with an expose of the deal as published in The Times, ordered Director John J. Brown of the state highway department not to sign the contract. But he didn’t order the commissioners to make the award to the low bidder (bituminous retread), as recommended by the state highway department engineers. So Chairman Albert J. Wedeking, rock asphalt booster and primary cause of the constant conflicts in the commission, stuck by his guns, and the status quo solution was worked out when the commission met Wednesday. Disgust and complete lack of confidence in the administration was voiced today by those who have watched this controversy drag along for the last three years. Bids twice have been received and rejected. The latest rock asphalt contract was to have gone to Ray L. Harrison,Ft,Wayne, for $360,780.42, which w-as $123,054.49 more than bituminous retraid and $16,131.65 more than concrete. Monday Leslie and Brown drove over the road. Just what that had to do with the matter remains somewhat obscure in the light of Brown’s announcement after last week’s meeting that he intended to make such a trip, and that if he

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From which “Our Gang’’ movie comedy was the above photograph taken? That Is what The Times wants to know and will award sls in cash and twenty theater tickets to child readers who can name correctly this picture and two others which will follow Friday and Saturday. Little Mary Ann Jackson, who is to appear in person on the Lyric stage for a week, starting Saturday, was seen in each of these three comedies, all shown here recently. All of them were talking comedies.

found it in good shape, he would recommend no new pavement be laid. This puts the commission in the position of wasting three years on an unnecessary project. Wedeking now is stumping the state wanting to take over county roads and all gasoline tax money because of what he claims is the greater efficiency of the state commission, as compared with county maintenance. SPRING STRIKES CAPITAL White House Lawn Gets Its First Mowing of the Season. By United Prr*x WASHINGTON, March 24. Spring is here, despite chill winds. Here’s a sure sign: The White House lawn is being given its first mowing of the year.

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